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BYU Simmons Center helps students conduct cancer research

October 11, 2024 12:37 PM
Since 1997, the BYU Simmons Center for Cancer Research has supported a fellowship program that allows hundreds of undergraduate and graduate students at BYU to conduct full-time cancer research.
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'The American diet is dangerous': What to eat instead, according to Joel Fuhrman

April 12, 2024 12:00 AM
“The American diet is dangerous,” Dr. Joel Fuhrman said to a crowd of 900 on Thursday, April 11 in the Utah Valley University Sorenson Center.
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29th Annual Cougs vs. Cancer 5k draws community, campus support

April 09, 2024 12:00 AM
2024 marked BYU's 29th Cougs vs. Cancer run. The 5k race honored former BYU president, Rex E. Lee, who died from lymphoma cancer in 1995.
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Eye on the Y: BYU coach honors female athletes, award-winning band comes to BYU, 5k Cougs vs Cancer Run

March 14, 2024 12:00 AM
BYU women's cross country and distance coach honors team at NCAA Indoor National Championships with celebratory outfit
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Carolyn Can: Finding Purpose on the Pitch 

December 13, 2023 12:00 AM
Carolyn Can: Finding Purpose on the Pitch
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Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant starts 3rd round of wastewater release, potentially impacting seafood quality in U.S.

November 14, 2023 12:00 AM
The Fukushima-Dachii nuclear plant started its third release of nuclear wastewater on Nov. 2 as scientists warn that seafood products from the Pacific Ocean could be contaminated.
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Huntsman Cancer Institute to open new center in Vineyard

June 22, 2023 12:00 AM
The Huntsman Cancer Institute announced on June 21 that it will be building a new cancer treatment center in Vineyard, Utah. This will give people that live south of Salt Lake City the chance to get the cancer treatment they need.
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Local chapter of Camp Kesem seeks community support

May 12, 2023 12:00 AM
The nonprofit organization Camp Kesem provides services for children of parents with cancer. The local Utah Valley chapter serves more than 100 children each year, with numbers on the rise.
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Cougs race to raise money for cancer research at annual 5K

March 21, 2023 12:00 AM
The 28th annual BYU Cougs vs. Cancer Run was held on BYU campus on Saturday, March 11.
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BYU students react to study connecting hair-straightening chemicals, cancer

November 11, 2022 12:00 AM
A study published by the National Institute of Health has found a correlation between chemicals used in hair-straightening treatments and uterine cancer, and some BYU students say treatments remain popular because of the societal pressure to conform.
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Good News Thursday: Free photoshoots help families leaving home, Stanley Cup visits children's hospital

October 29, 2020 12:00 AM
Elderly Israelis receive cakes to combat quarantine loneliness
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Good news Thursday: the Tutu girls reunite, boy walks 1,700 miles to see his grandma

October 15, 2020 12:00 AM
The tutu girls reunite, COVID style
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Readers' Forum: 3/26/19

March 26, 2019 12:00 AM
Tough times
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Summit leadership conference inspires audience to 'live better, differently and be unoffendable'

February 13, 2019 12:00 AM
MPA Program Director Lori Wadsworth speaks to the Summit audience about leadership on Feb. 9. (Emma Willes)
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Ginsburg makes first public appearance since cancer surgery

February 05, 2019 12:00 AM
Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, nominated by President Bill Clinton, sits with fellow Supreme Court justices for a group portrait at the Supreme Court Building in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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Just A Break From Cancer

November 28, 2018 12:00 AM
It’s the season of giving, and dozens of organizations are kicking it all off with this year’s Giving Tuesday.
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BYU student film reflects on cancer journey

November 23, 2018 12:00 AM
This self portrait was taken of Howie Burbidge, director of the BYU capstone film 'Gather,' at home in June 2017, right before he entered remission for stage IV Hodgkin's lymphoma. (Howie Burbidge)
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